Compact



July 21, 1936. P H `GANZ 2,048,255

' COMPACT Filed July 15, 1955 12 klm \\1 Patented July 21, 1936 COMPACTPaul H. Ganz, New York, N. Y.

Application July 13,

Claims.

This invention relates to a compact or-,the like, adapted to containpowder, `cosmetics and similar substances.V 4 Y Among the objects of myinvention are the provision in a compact of closure means forconveniently opening and closing the compact, the provision of closuremeans that will be Veffective ,against loss of the contents or the aromathereof,

Y landthe provision of closure means distributed in relation to theLparts to `be held together instead of being concentrated in a restrictedzone inthe customary way, whereby the danger of opening at impropertimes is minimized, and the vprovision `of, closure means iiexiblyvsupported in relation Vto the compact.

I attain these objects by providing a compact with a cover having partsthereof interfitting with the parts of the body so that the contactingsurfaces of cover and body are of ample area and Vthe provision inconnection with Vsuch surfaces of a slide fastener, parts of which areflexibly carried from thecover and'the bottom, and 'extend along thecontacting portions thereof, and are adapted to hold the saidinterengaging surfaces in the closure position, and which form, inconjunction with the aforementioned `inter-litting surfaces of cover andbody, a double barrier, preventing escape of the contents andits aromawhen the compact is closed. j,

For the attainment of these objects and such other objects as willhereinafterV appear or be pointed out I have illustrated an embodimentof my invention inthe drawing, in Which:-

v,Figure 1 is a plan view of a compact constructed according to myinvention;

, Figure 2 is a sideelevation of the same,viewed from the left of Figure1;

vFigure 3 is a side elevation of the sameviewed ,from the right ofFigure 1;

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view on the line ,4e-4 of Figure 1; and 1l ,Figure 5 is a ,perspective view showing the cover in, its openposition and withfthe interior and the contents thereof exposed to view.

Referring to the drawing in detailit will be observed .that my compactcomprises a body member having a bottom I and a rim I2 upstandingtherefrom so as to form a hollow adapted to receive material to becarried by the compact, such as the powder indicated at I4. The rim I2may be made of rigid material so as to be form-retaining, and is shownin the illustrative embodiment as circular in external contour andcircular in internal contour except at the back where the rim is widenedas shown at I3, so that 1935, serial No. 31,170 (o1. 132-82) the hollowinterior has a contour that is circular but'with a segment at the backlled in. v`rThe cover member I6 is hinged at I8 to the edge of thewidened portion I3 of the rim, and is contoured so as to conform to theoutlines of the bottom' portion. A mirror 20 is shown as'carried by theinside surface of the cover member I6 and this mirror is circular inshape, except that Va segment of the circle is removed at the: backthereof. The mirror is further made of suchsize thatv it will fitclosely within the space bounded by the inner portion of the rimwhereby-it will serve to keep the cover inv alignment with the bottomwhen the cover is in closed position and its outer edges will provideadditional surfaces at the juncture of the cover and the bottom,cooperating with the upper edge ofthe rim and the surfaces on the covercontacting therewith, for more effectively preventing escape of thecontents and of the aroma thereof. It will be observed that in thisarrangement, as illustrated, the two sets of cooperating 'surfaces areangularly related to eachother, and this angular break, lby destroyingthe directnless of the path of escape of the contents of the compact,where such a path exists 'because' of poor interiitting between thecover and body members, is more leflicient in preventing such escapethan a continuous flat surface of the same area would be.

In order to hold the cover in closed position I provide a closure of theslide fastener type arranged, with one of the interlockingjaw members 22thereof fastened -to the periphery of the cover member I6, and the otherinterlocking jaw member 24 thereof fastened to the periphery of the basemember. 'I'he interlocking members, .as ,shown in the drawing, are'i1exible, andv they are of such width that when interlocking ther'eofiseffected bythe closure member 26, the cover and lthebody will be closelyheld together, with portions of the surfaces thereof in close contactand Awith the outer edges ofthe mirror in close adjacency to the inner`surface of the rim of the body member.` The slide fastener therebyforms, in,

The portions 22 and 24 of the slide fastenerare extended at one side inback of the hinge member I8, so that the closure member 26 may slidebeyond the hinge I8 and when in such position the cover Will be free torise from the case. AtA the other end of the slide fastener suchextension is not necessary, although, if desired, the slide Vdefined inthe appended claims.

fastenerat this point may also be extended in back of the hinge I8.

'I'he interior of the compact may bearranged in any preferred manner.For example Vover` the powder there may be arranged a sifter 28 to holdthe powder I4 in place and yet permit its passage therethrough, andabove the sifter may "f tion or tov permit vthe case member to open saidbe kept a powder puff 30.

. It will further be understood that for the pur-J poses of making acommercially attractivear- `ticle that the entire case may beVappropriately; covered with attractive material and that otherAornamental touches may be Vadded to the same asrdeslred. Y t .i

' While I have shown one embodiment of my invention it will beunderstood that the same may be embodied in many other forms, as will beobvious to those skilled in the art, and that the disclosure herein isIto be interpreted as illustrative merely and in no sense limiting, Vandthat I do not limit myself in any Way other than as Having thusdescribed my invention land illustrated-its use, what I now claim anddesire t secure by Letters Patent, is:-

l 1. A compact comprising a hollow body memn ber having relatively rigidupstanding side walls, a relativelyrrigid cover memberrhingedly carriedby said body member and adapted to cooperate `'with portionsV of saidside wallsso` as Yto close thercompact, a'fiexible flap member carriedVby said body member. and surrounding saidl side Wa1lsa second-,flexibleflap member complementary tovsaid first-mentioned flexible ap member,fastened and depending from the cover member and adapted to surroundsaidside walls when said cover member is in place, and said g flexibleflapV members having their free -edges formed with interttingportions,and a -closure member adapted to. eiect engagement of said interttingportions'when moved in one direction and disengagement when moved in theopposite direction, whereby said flap flexible members Will serve tolock said cover member in closed po- :sition or to permit the casemember to open, said by said body member by a hinge spaced from the edgethereof and adapted'to cooperatewithportions of said side Walls so as tocloseltheoompact,

a flexible ap member carried by said body member and surrounding saidside walls in the region where they engage the side walls, a secondexible lapv member complementary to said first mentioned flexible flapmember, fastened to the 5 cover member and adaptedto surround said sidewalls when said cover member is in place, and

Vsaid flexible flap members having their freeredges formed withintertting portions, and a closure member adapted ,to reffect engagementof said intertting portions when moved 4in one direction anddisengagement when moved in the opposite direction, whereby saidflexible members will serve to lock said cover member in closedVposicontents of the compact.

body member, and said interlitting portions of 20 said flexible flapmembers being positioned out 0f registration 'with Vthe said cooperatingvclosure portions of said body member and said cover member, and saidflexible closure extendingY along saidwalls beyond said hinge member, atone end 25 thereof. i

3. In a compact alrelativ'ely rigid hollow body member, and `aVrelatively rigid cover member hingedly Vassociated With said bodymember, and f adapted to form in conjunction Ytherevvith'a closed 30 Vcompartment, said body and cover ,members having portions thereofadapted Vto intertiwhen the compact is closed, and closure means in theform of flexible walls'associated with. said bodyiVa-nd cover members,externalv to said interltting'por- -35 tions, said closure means alsorhaving portions adapted tointert when the compact is closed,

v andsaid intertting portionsV` of said external closure means being outof registration with the intertting portions of said body and cover mem-4,0,Y

bers, and thereby forming an outer Wall adapted Y Vto cooperate With the.Walls Vof the body and cover to prevent the escape of and to preservethe Y 4. In a compact a hollow body memberanjdea '45 cover memberhingedly associated with said body fme'mber, said body and cover'membersvhaving portions thereof adapted to intert when* the compact isclosed, and closure means in the form cover members, externalto saidintertting portions, said closurey means also having: portions lbeingflexibly adapted tov interflt when the compact is closed, and therebyforming an outer wall adaptedtofcov;.,5.,A compact having a body member:and a5() cover hinged thereto, and having complementary portions adaptedto engagerand thereby to close .the compact, and liexiblewalls'external; to and Y adjacent said complementary portions, saidflexj keeping the compact closed.

ible Walls'being provided with lockingrmeansforg;

PAUL GANZ,

